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Education and constructions of childhood : contemporary issues in education studies / David Blundell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blundell, David, author.
- Series:
- Contemporary issues in education studies.
- Contemporary issues in education studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child development.
- Critical pedagogy.
- Curriculum planning.
- Educational anthropology.
- Popular culture.
- Early childhood education--Social aspects.
- Early childhood education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, New York : Continuum, [2012]
- Summary:
- Education and Constructions of Childhood considers the social construction of childhood through the institutions of education and schooling. Grounded in a strong conceptual, theoretical framework, this accessible text will guide the reader through this evolving area. Reflective exercises, chapter summaries and useful websites will encourage and support student learning and the application of new concepts.Education and Constructions of Childhood is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students on Education Studies and related courses.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Education and the Construction of the Child; 1 Lightening Our Darkness: Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment; 2 A Pastoral Symphony: Pestalozzi, Froebel and Romanticism; 3 Reclaiming Earthly Paradise: Froebelians and the Invention of Progressive Education; Part 2 Mass Schooling and Modern Childhood; 4 Industry, Philanthropy and Industrial Education Systems; 5 'Christian Children All Must Be . . .': Moralists, Moral Panics and Empire
- 6 State Schooling and the Construction of 'Public Childhoods'Part 3 Schooling in the Century of the Child and Beyond; 7 Brave New Worlds and Rhapsody Renewed: New Rationalities, New Institutions and Old Ideas; 8 The Shape of Jazz to Come: Plowden, Progressivism and Discourses of Difference; 9 Can Things Only Get Better? New Labour, Quality of Life and Beyond; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-99126-8
- 1-4411-4644-X
- OCLC:
- 826854652
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